Improvement in flat-irons



0. G. GUNDERSON. Flat-Iron.

No.' 2o6,014. Patented July 16, 1878.

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OAR-L G. GUNDEBSON, OF WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS.

IMPROVEMENT IN FLAT-IRONS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 206,014, dated July 16,1878; application filed April 27, 1878.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CARL G. GUNDnRsoN, of the city and county ofWorcester, and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Polishing or Flat Irons, of which the followingis a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had tothe accompanying drawings and to the letters of reference markedthereon, which form a part of this specification, and. in which- Figure1 represents a perspective view of my invention, and Fig. 2 a face viewof the iron.

My invention relates to that class of polishing or smoothing irons inwhich the handle is removable; and it consists of an iron having roundedends and angular sides, and provided on its upper surface with a centralraised portion having overlapping edges, beneath which are adapted tocatch or be held in place the stationary and movable lugs on theremovable handle, as will be hereinafter more fully described.

Referring to the drawings, B represents the iron, preferably constructedwith angular sides L L and rounded ends K K, and provided on its uppersurface with a centrally-raised portion, J, the outer edges of whichproject so as to form recesses for the reception of thedownwardly-projecting lug G, formed solid with the handle A, and themovable lug H, attached to the sliding arm 0. The handle A, providedwith the lug G, has a cross bar or arm, F, upon which slides the arm 0,to the front part of which is rigidly attached the movable lug H,

which moves in a groove formed in the said arm F.

In the operation of my invention, the lug G of the handle A is firstinserted under the projecting rear part of the raised portion J of theiron, and the sliding bar 0, carrying the movable ln g H, is drawn backby means of the curved handle 0, so as to bring the lug H under theprojecting front part of the raised portion J, as shown in dotted lines,to securely attach said handle A to the iron B. Now, by releasing thegrasp upon the handle 0, the spring D at the rear of the same throws thesliding bar 0 forward, thereby disengaging the movable lug H from therecess in the raised portion J, and allowing the handle A to be removedfrom the iron. The bar 0 is held in proper position upon the bar or armF by the overlapping lugs E on each side, as shown in Fig. 1, and theforward movement of said sliding bar 0 is checked by the screw-bolt I inthe handle A.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and useful- Incombination with a sad-iron having a recessed projection, J, adetachable handle, provided with a rigid projection or lug, G, and aprojection or lug, H, attached to a sliding arm, 0, held normally out ofengagement with the recessed projection J by the action of the spring D,substantially as shown and described.

CARL G. GUN DERSON Witnesses:

J AS. GREENE, JAs. G. ARNOLD.

